This recording focuses upon Weber's Religion of India: Hinduism, Character of Brahmanical religiosity, Samsara, Dharma, Karma, caste as an ideal type, the caste system, economic ethics of Hinduism, heterodox religion, especially Jainism and Buddhism as hyper-ascetic escapes from rebirth. Weber views Hinduism and Caste as perhaps the strongest and most enduring system of magic/tradition, that blocked rational modern capitalism from emerging.